The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2154
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:18 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2861
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.49° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.75° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.